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Garra spilota Kullander & Fang, 2004

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Garra: Name based on a vernacular Indian name (Hamilton, 1822:343, Ref. 1813); a fish living in mud (Ref. 128817); spilota: Named with reference to the row of dark blotches along the middle of the side. Adjective with alternative endings -a, -us, um.
More on authors: Kullander & Fang.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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Asia: Myanmar

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 52314)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 24 - 26. Diagnosis: A small species of Garra with smoothly rounded snout, rostral lobe absent, proboscis absent, snout tubercles rudimentary, predorsal region, chest and abdomen scaled, two pairs of barbels, lateral line scales 30-31 (usually 31), circumpeduncular scales 16. Distinguished from other species of Garra by the color pattern, which includes a row of 6-7 dark blotches along the side. Predorsal vertebrae 8, vs. 9-10 in other species of Garra in the Rakhine Yoma.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

This fish could be an aquarium fish (Fang, 2004, pers. Comm.).

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Kullander, S. and F. Fang, 2004. Seven new species of Garra (Cyprinidae: Cyprininae) from the Rakhine Yoma, southern Myanmar. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 15(3):257-278. (Ref. 52314)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Near Threatened (NT) ; Date assessed: 27 February 2010

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of potential interest; aquarium: potential
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